How Old Is Richard Roundtree? Richard Roundtree Birthday
Richard Roundtree was born on July 9, 1942 and is 81 years old now.
Birthday: July 9, 1942
How Old - Age: 81
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Richard Roundtree - Biography
Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) is an American actor. He has been called "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film, Shaft, and its sequels, Shaft's Big Score (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973).
Roundtree began his professional career around 1963. Roundtree began modeling in the Ebony Fashion Fair after being scouted by Eunice W. Johnson. After his modeling success with the Fashion Fair, Roundtree began modeling for such products as Johnson Products' Duke hair grease and Salem cigarettes.
In 1967, Roundtree joined the Negro Ensemble Company. His first role while a part of the company was portraying boxing legend Jack Johnson in the company’s production of The Great White Hope. Roundtree was a leading man in early 1970s blaxploitation films, his best-known role being detective John Shaft in the action movie, Shaft (1971) and its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973).
Roundtree has been married twice and has five children. His first marriage was to Mary Jane Grant whom he married on November 27, 1963. Together, Roundtree and Grant had two children before divorcing in December 1973. Roundtree later married Karen M. Ciernia in September 1980 and together they had three children. Roundtree and Ciernia divorced in 1998. Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and underwent a double mastectomy and chemotherapy.
